Dhanbad lacks an airport of its own. An airstrip is planned near Barwadda. There are few airports close to the city. Dhanbad is 175km from Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi, 215km from Gaya Airport, 269km from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata and 320km from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna.